Explore Samford, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Samford, QLD map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Samford, Queensland, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Queensland or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Samford and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Samford.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Samford |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Latitude | -27.37271 |
| Longitude | 152.88655 |
| Population | 656 |
| Elevation | 56 m |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 17 km north-west |
Samford is a locality in Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 656. It sits at an elevation of around 56 m above sea level. It lies approximately 17 km north-west of Brisbane. Samford is located at 27.3727°S, 152.8865°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving.
Samford holds the valley floor in a quiet embrace, caught between the sharp, forested ridges of the D’Aguilar Range and the persistent, southward crawl of the South Pine River. It lies 17.5 km north-west of Brisbane City, QLD (from Brisbane City, QLD: bearing 308°T), and is situated 9.8 km north-west of The Gap. The air here carries a weight of moisture that clings to the skin, cooling rapidly as the sun slips behind the western peaks and turns the eucalypt canopy into a jagged silhouette of charcoal against a bruised violet sky. Below this high rim, the terrain flattens into paddocks of deep, alluvial soil where the grass grows thick and lush, shivering with every passing breeze that funnels down from the mountain gaps. Horses graze with a meditative stillness in the shade of ancient, wide-limbed figs, their presence grounding the landscape in a rhythm that feels detached from the frantic pace of the nearby coastal fringe.
Gold prospectors and timber getters were the first to carve a livelihood from the steep gullies of Samford, leaving behind a legacy of industry that has since softened into a landscape of hobby farms, horse studs, and weekend markets. The remnants of the old railway line have been reclaimed by walkers and cyclists, a path that links the village centre to the quiet corners where the river bends and slows. Today, the economy leans into a gentle blend of boutique hospitality and residential sanctuary, drawing those who seek the permanence of the earth over the transience of the suburbs. On Saturday mornings, the main thoroughfare pulses with a low-frequency hum as people gather under the broad eaves of heritage-style timber buildings, the scent of strong coffee and damp earth lingering long after the crowds have dispersed.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Samford, Queensland. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Samford.
Detailed location data for Samford includes the postcode, telephone area code (07). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Samford is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |